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Orange Pork Chops Recipe

I'm constantly on the lookout for ways to "spice up" a standard dish. When I fixed these pork chops for the first time, my husband—who has a hearty appetite for down-home cooking—commented, "You can make this anytime!"

This recipe is:

Diabetic Friendly

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Orange Pork Chops Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Cook: 45 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

10 45 55

Ingredients

6 boneless pork loin chops (1/2 inch thick)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3/4 cup water
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 medium navel orange
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
12 whole cloves
1 cup orange juice

Directions

In a large skillet, brown chops in oil on both sides. Add water, paprika, and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer about 35 minutes, turning once.
Meanwhile, grate peel from the stem end of the orange, then cut six slices from the other end. Set aside. In a saucepan over medium-high, combine 1 tablespoon peel, sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon and cloves. Stir in juice. Bring to a boil. Cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Add the orange slices; cover and remove from the heat. Serve chops with sauce and orange slices. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 pork chop equals 208 calories, 11 g fat (0 saturated fat), 50 mg cholesterol, 30 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 18 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2-1/2 meat, 1/2 fruit.

Originally published as Orange Pork Chops in Taste of Home's Down-Home Diabetic Cookbook Annual 1995, p184